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Apple And Nvidia To Get 16nm FinFET Chips From TSMC One Quarter Earlier Next Year
By Lucian Armasu published
TSMC's much anticipated 16nm FinFET process is about to land a quarter earlier next year, and Apple and Nvidia are going to be the first major chip makers to benefit from the new process node.
An Introduction To The Major ARM-Based SoCs
By Lucian Armasu, Dorian Black published
When it comes to mobility, ARM-based SoCs dominate. Join us as we take a look at where the flagship processors from Qualcomm, Apple, Nvidia, and Samsung land in the competitive landscape.
Analyst: Intel Should Buy An ARM Chip Company
By Lucian Armasu published
Intel's entrance into the mobile market has been glacially slow so far, and one analyst thinks the best way to change that would be for Intel to buy an ARM chip company like Mediatek.
International Version Of Galaxy Note 4 To One-Up US Model With 64-Bit Chip
By Lucian Armasu published
Leaked Qualcomm Roadmap Shows Mid-Range and High-End ARMv8 (64-Bit) Chips Will Arrive In 2015
By Lucian Armasu published
Qualcomm's leaked roadmap shows that its mid-range and high-end 64-bit processors will only begin shipping with devices next year, potentially leaving them behind the competition.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (Cortex A57) Appears In Benchmark
By Lucian Armasu published
The Snapdragon 810, Qualcomm's first high-end 64-bit chip based on the new ARMv8 instruction set, gets outed by a recent AnTuTu benchmark.
Samsung Moves Exynos 5 Octa (5430) To 20 nm, Focuses On Reducing Power Consumption
By Lucian Armasu published
Imagination's Quest To Provide A Third Major Mobile Platform
By Lucian Armasu published
By acquiring MIPS Technologies, Imagination hopes to build a strong platform to compete against the incumbent ARM and daunting challenger Intel on a more equal footing. We go through the company's portfolio to determine its strengths and opportunities.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Performance Preview
By Matt Humrick published
The Snapdragon brand is synonymous with performance. It creates anxiety that competing SoCs feel deep down in their silicon substrate. But can Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 805 maintain its dominance in the Android-based smartphone market?
Oppo N1 Review: Future-Looking Phablet Or Oversized Flop?
By Matt Humrick published
Not yet ratedOppo's N1 sports a unique pivoting camera, a large-format display, and two different operating system options. Are those features enough to make up for an older hardware platform and dicey software optimization in a sea of compelling competition?
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